Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* No Sale, Wednesday, November 26, 2025 *

Compared to last week, steers and heifers over 650 lbs, not enough for market test. Steers and heifers under 650 lbs sold 5.00 higher and sharply lower in spots. Slaughter cows sold steady. Quality, weaned and multiple vaccinations brought steady to higher prices. Moderate demand for moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $366.57/cwt on 131 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −64.42 against this barn's trailing median of $430.98.

Average price

$366.57

131 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$45.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.26

vs KS average

+9.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	382.00	2,044	87
Medium and Large 1-2	562	336.05	1,887	44

One grade step is worth $45.95/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $458.54, low $370.48, median $430.98 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale131 hd

366.57

—

KS average3 barns · 512 hd

367.83

−1.26

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

+9.68

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.98

−64.42

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,690	175.14	2,960	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,649	164.68	2,716	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	161.90	2,043	235
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,213	122.06	1,481	146

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,333	$2,938	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,012	$2,777	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,284	$2,676	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,289	$2,138	33
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$2,035	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$3,050	3thin

Every lot, as filed

75 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Dodge City, KS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	401.98/cwt	395.00–412.50	2,251	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	302.53/cwt	301.00–312.50	1,954	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	325.47/cwt	325.00–325.50	2,871	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	574	355.35/cwt	352.50–357.50	2,040	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	2,011	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	416.90/cwt	402.50–424.00	2,222	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,139	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	315.91/cwt	310.00–321.00	2,426	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	330.06/cwt	319.00–333.00	1,746	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	307.27/cwt	304.00–311.00	2,049	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,972	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	304.87/cwt	286.00–306.00	2,402	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	324.20/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,866	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,279	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	2,777.31/head	2,350.00–2,925.00	2,777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	311.87/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,074	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,692	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	909	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,900	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	431.08/cwt	429.00–432.50	1,819	7
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,073	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,736	3
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,820	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,337	2,107.74/head	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,108	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	2,675.67/head	2,050.00–3,050.00	2,676	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	2,937.79/head	2,250.00–3,400.00	2,938	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	250.00/cwt	212.50–297.00	2,445	41
Bulls	—	—	1,737	174.08/cwt	159.00–185.00	3,024	17
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,120	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,923	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,649	164.68/cwt	152.00–173.00	2,716	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	179.18/cwt	177.50–180.00	2,392	6
Bulls	—	—	1,437	149.31/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,146	3
Bulls	—	—	1,683	194.26/cwt	187.00–205.00	3,269	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	330.38/cwt	330.00–330.50	2,167	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	377.31/cwt	375.00–378.00	2,094	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	466.72/cwt	457.50–468.00	2,030	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	340.20/cwt	332.50–348.00	1,987	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	417.37/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,832	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,001	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	311.69/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,356	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,385	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,718	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	540	371.50/cwt	371.00–372.50	2,006	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	294.52/cwt	285.25–307.00	2,424	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	341.39/cwt	332.50–344.00	2,171	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	337.46/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,217	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	359.77/cwt	342.00–367.50	2,259	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	393.87/cwt	377.50–398.00	2,032	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,387	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,023	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,032	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	359.70/cwt	340.00–364.00	2,022	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	1,603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	427	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,178	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	2,165.77/head	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,166	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,260	2,035.41/head	1,850.00–2,275.00	2,035	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	218.00/cwt	197.50–247.50	2,361	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	2,297	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	1,311.15/head	1,125.00–1,500.00	1,311	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,036	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	685	359.17/cwt	357.50–359.50	2,460	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	163.16/cwt	150.00–175.00	2,075	208
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	144.50/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,647	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	104.81/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,195	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	122.55/cwt	113.00–127.50	1,464	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,700	142.17/cwt	142.00–142.50	2,417	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,287	131.90/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,698	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	3,050.00/head	2,550.00–3,300.00	3,050	3

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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